Pennsylvania Statutes Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare § 2361. Officers of independent poor districts

Every independent poor district, lying wholly or partly within any county, is hereby abolished, except to the extent necessary to liquidate its affairs as hereinafter provided. Each of the present poor directors of every such independent poor district is hereby removed from office. Each such poor director, who is now paid for his services, shall be employed by the commissioners of the county in which he resides, until his present term of office shall expire, in the administration of this act and in the liquidation of the affairs of the independent poor district, receiving his present annual salary. The office of poor auditor of every independent poor district is hereby abolished. The commissioners are hereby constituted the poor directors of every district lying in only one county for the purpose of paying its obligations. The commissioners of both counties are hereby constituted the poor directors of any poor district lying in two counties for the purpose of paying its obligations.